The Bible is silent for 400 years, but it was far from uneventful. The events surrounding the birth of Jesus were set up during this vital time in earth's history. God ordains everything that happens in his universe. God does not operate in...
Through his death on the cross, Christ atoned for sin and so reconciled people to God. New Testament authors drew upon a range of metaphors and motifs to describe this salvific act, and down through history Christian thinkers have tried to articulate